Adjacent Areas
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An attractive series of aretes and walls that include some of the very best offerings on the whole cliff. As might be expected the area is always popular, though fortunately there is usually enough to go round! Goliath's Groove itself is the mega-classic (though climbing wall types have been known to question this), and the trio of big aretes are also 'must-do' routes - if you are up to it! Guidebook page 134.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Cheque 6m. The short steep corner to an awkward exit. | HVD 4a | |
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Giro 10m. The narrow tower left of the bouldery gully is climbed via the arete. At the roof, move right for an extended-reach... | Reachy Rounded | E2 5c |
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Slanting Chimney 10m. The chimney in the right wall of the gully is wide and awkward at the top. 1 user comment | Graunchy | S 4a |
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The Coign 16m. The attractive angular arete. Climb the short crack and lower arete, then step up onto the main arete which is followed... 10 user comments | 2 Stars | HS 4b |
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Outlook Slab 16m. Climb the horizontally-cracked slab up its centre. The well protected crux move is at the steepening. 6 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | VS 5a |
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Wall End Crack Direct 16m. The widening upper crack is approached via a short jamming crack. The upper part is awkward to protect. 4 user comments | 2 Stars Graunchy | HS 4b |
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Death and Night and Blood 18m. Start as for the last route, but step right onto the exposed and delicate arete. The final precarious section is often... 8 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy | E1 5b |
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Wall End Flake-crack 20m. Climb the corner-crack of Wall End Crack Direct then take the sloping ramp to the foot of twin flakes. Climb the left-hand... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Graunchy | VS 4c |
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Wall End Holly Tree Crack 18m. Reach the flake via the thin crack in the left wall of Helfenstein's Struggle (or better, start up the previous route -... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
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Helfenstein's Struggle 16m. The wide black rift is alluring. A short polished corner leads to easier ground heading for the large boulder blocking the... 6 user comments | 2 Stars | HVD 4a |
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Saul's Arete 20m. Traverse the break and climb the fine upper arete. 4 user comments | 1 Stars | VS 4b |
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The Archangel 22m. A totally committing layback up the left side of the superb arete. Side-runners should be avoided by all but the... 10 user comments | 3 Stars Fluttery | E3 5b |
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Don 22m. The right-hand side is good, harder and unprotected. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Fluttery | E4 5c |
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Goliath's Groove 22m. The fine twisting groove may be the best route on the crag though not all agree! The initial corner proves to be the... 40 user comments | 3 Stars | HVS 5a |
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Doncaster's Route 24m. Ascend Goliath's Groove to the midway ledge then go up the short slab on the right to another ledge. Finish up the thin... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | HVS 5a |
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Ulysses' Bow 20m. The square-cut arete requires stacks of commitment and technique. Each move is harder than the one before, all the way to... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Hollybush Gully Left 20m. The square-cut corner is climbed via the awkward left-hand crack to the top of the flakes. Continue up the groove passing... 4 user comments | 1 Stars Graunchy | HS 4b |
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White Wand 22m. Another bald, bold and brilliant arete. Getting established on the sharp section of the arete is the crux - above this a... | 3 Stars Reachy Fluttery | E5 6a |
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Hollybush Gully Right 20m. A vintage outing from JWP. Climb blocks rightwards and make a hand traverse back left (not much gear) to the gully. The... 4 user comments | 2 Stars | VD |
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Gnome Man's Land 20m. The boulder problem groove leads to the ledge. The upper wall is the crux, being bold, reachy and technical. | Technical Fluttery | E5 6b |
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Fairy Steps 16m. An excellent, bold route crossing the wide smooth wall. From a grassy ledge climb the steep slab just left of the corner... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Fluttery | VS 4a |
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Double Act 10m. The short arete on the right is technically interesting. | Technical | HVS 5c |